Practicing Success
A disk and a sphere of same radius but different masses roll off on two inclined planes of the same altitude and length. Which one of the two objects gets to the bottom of the plane first? |
Disk Sphere Both reach at the same time Depends on their masses |
Sphere |
Time a body takes to roll down an inclined plane is : t = \(\sqrt{\frac{2l(1 + \frac{k^2}{r^2})}{g \sin {\theta}}}\) \(\frac{t_{disk}}{t_{sphere}} = \sqrt{\frac{1 + \frac{k_d^2}{R^2}}{1 + \frac{k_s^2}{R^2}}}\) \(k_d = \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}R ; k_s = \sqrt{\frac{2}{5}}R \) \(\frac{t_{disk}}{t_{sphere}} = \sqrt{\frac{1 + \frac{1}{2R^2}}{1+\frac{2}{5R^2}}}\) \(\frac{t_{disk}}{t_{sphere}} = \sqrt{\frac{15}{14}}\) Time taken by sphere is less.
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